Cooperative Observer Awards: 2004

55 Year Benjamin Franklin Award
50 Year Edward
H. Stoll Awards

The Ben Franklin Award for 55 Years of Service as a Cooperative Weather Observer
was presented to Joy Cudney, of rural Trousdale KS.
Presenting the award is John F. Orgler, Data Acquisition Program Manager (DAPM)
NWS Dodge City, KS and Larry Ruthi, NWS Meteorologist-in-Charge.

NWS Grand Junction, CO, MIC Doug Crowley
presents a Ben Franklin Award to Lila and Oscar Semadeni.
Oscar has been taking daily climate weather observations from his residence
at Cedar Point since August 1949. Oscar's
father was the climatological observer at Cedar Point before him.

John Swaine from Royal Oaks, MD, receives a 55 Year Benjamin Franklin Award
from Bill Christ, Cooperative Program Manager (CPM) from the NWS office in Philadelphia,
PA.

John Andrist, of Crosby, ND, received the Edward H. Stoll Award and 50 Year
Length of
Service pin. Presenting the award is Len Peterson
of the NWS office in Bismarck, ND.

A 50 Year Institutional Award was presented to employees of the Albright, WV, Virginia
Power Station. From left are Bob Coblentz, DAPM, NWS Pittsburgh, PA; Jim Work,
an original observer at the Power Station 50 years ago; and current observers
Gary Bell and Jason Jones. Photo by Bob Coblentz, DAPM.

A 50 Year Institutional Award was presented to Heidi Ward of Hodges Gardens in
Florien, LA, by Marion Kuykendall, DAPM, NWS Shreveport,
LA.

Alverta Holmes received a Edward H. Stoll Award for 50 years of service at Saxton,
PA. NWS State College, PA, staff David Foose and Paul Head presented the award
to Alverta at the Church of God Tabernacle in Saxton. More than 50 friends and
relatives attended the luncheon and award presentation.

NWS presented a 50 Year Institutional Length of Service Award to
the City of Hugoton, KS, and the Hugoton Power Plant. John F. Orgler, DAPM,
NWS Dodge City, KS, presented the
award Steve Wiebe, left, Power Plant Superintendent, at
the Hugoton City Hall.

The Mississippi State University (MSU) Costal Plains Experiment Station of Newton,
MS, reached over 50 years as an NWS Cooperative Observation site. Mark R. Wilson,
Hydrometeorological Technician, NWS Jackson MS presented the award to Joey Murphy,
of MSU.

The Seminole, OK, Fire Department received a 50 Year Institutional Award. Representing
the department were Chief Ed Lemmings, left, and Firefighter Richard Lay.

The Mississippi State University Brown Loam Experiment Station
in Raymond, MS, reached over 50 years as an NWS Cooperative Observation site.
Cheri Womack accepted the award on behalf of MSU's Brown Loam Experiment Station.
Mark R. Wilson, NWS HMT Jackson, MS, presented Cheri with a certificate in
recognition MSU's Brown Loam Experiment Station of over 50 years of service
as a Cooperative Observer. Photo not available.